The Dilliad, by Irving Varnderblock-Wheedle.—Dictated over the course of one drunken weekend at the author’s country estate, this epic in 24 books celebrates dill and other herbs of the family Umbelliferae. “We may truly say that this latest work is equal to Homer’s in the number of books into which it is divided.” —Journal of Classical Herbal Studies. “The book devoted to Conium maculatum made my hair stand on end.” —Armitrage Bittle, author of Little Poems for Little Minds. “I will never look at fennel the same way again. In fact, I may never look at fennel again at all.” —Johnny Carawayseed, host of “Johnny’s Apiaceae Garden” on YouTube.